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The GoPro Motorplex kart racing facility opened on October 8, 2012. The 0.7 mile course was designed after one of Europe's most historic karting venues, Italy's Kartodromo Parma.

The state-of-the-art facility not only features organized racing events, but it also rents karts to the general public and hosts corporate gatherings.

It was previously known as the Mooresville Motorplex before the naming rights were sold in 2013 to GoPro, makers of HD video cameras.

The Motorplex is owned by Justin Marks, who has competed in various sports car racing series and every level of NASCAR racing. His current business partners are fellow NASCAR driver Michael McDowell and karting expert Eric Jones.

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The state-of-the-art facility not only features organized racing events, but it also rents karts to the general public and hosts corporate gatherings.

It was previously known as the Mooresville Motorplex before the naming rights were sold in 2013 to GoPro, makers of HD video cameras.

The Motorplex is owned by Justin Marks, who has competed in various sports car racing series and every level of NASCAR racing. His current business partners are fellow NASCAR driver Michael McDowell and karting expert Eric Jones.]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x314-80.79073200,35.64095800boothy443 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Opened in June 1990
7.5 mile oval track
Auto, motorcycle and power-equipment testing under
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This used to be a place to race little cars for fun. There was an arcade with it. I think its gone now.

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Motorcycles have been racing on this dirt steeplechase course since 1934. The prestigious Tourist Trophy Grand National race has been held here for the past 60 years.

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The old Vilnius karting race track is reconstructed according to international standards. The karts are from M. Schumacher's karting center - they are the most powerful in Lithuania

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# 22" high air cylinder gate with 4 lights and horns
# Excellent lighting for night racing
# Water hookups throughout infield
# Bleacher seating along first straight
# Concession stand and port-o-johns
# Track length is 1100 feet
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Autopia is an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, and at Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Other versions of the attraction can be found at the Magic Kingdom as the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway and at Tokyo Disneyland as the Grand Circuit Raceway.

The name Autopia is a portmanteau of the words "automobile utopia," which was popularized in academic circles by British architecture critic Reyner Banham to describe Los Angeles in his 1971 book "Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies."

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The name Autopia is a portmanteau of the words "automobile utopia," which was popularized in academic circles by British architecture critic Reyner Banham to describe Los Angeles in his 1971 book "Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies."]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x314-81.57885800,28.41937400milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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This was a 3/8 mile clay stock car racing oval track that operated from at least 1983-98. Stock cars and modifieds raced here on Friday nights. It is now home to an arenacross track for motorcycles.

This track is not to be confused with the more famous Columbia Speedway at the state fairgrounds which operated from 1932-77.

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This track is not to be confused with the more famous Columbia Speedway at the state fairgrounds which operated from 1932-77.]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x314-81.08064200,33.82065700kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Lincoln Terrace features a 10-foot high statue of Abraham Lincoln by Augustus St. Gaudens that is flanked by a panoramic mosaic depicting key incidents of Lincoln's life.

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This track opened in January 2008 at the United States Olympic Training Center. BMX racing makes it's debut as an Olympic sport at the 2008 Games in Beijing.

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1/2 mile oval track and motocross track. The oval track opened in 1967 and has previously gone by the name Schmuckers Speedway. The oval track has not been used since 2006, while motocross events are held on Friday nights.

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This is the BMX cycling track used during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. It is located next to the indoor velodrome in the Olympic Park. The men's track measures 450 meters, and the women's track is 440 meters.

A spectator area with a capacity of 6,000 will be removed after the Games, and the track will be reconfigured to accommodate riders of all ages.

After Wisconsin changed the law to allow lotteries and pari-mutuel betting in the late 1980's, five greyhound tracks opened in the state in 1990-91. Soon after the tracks opened, a federal judge ruled that the state must also allow Indian casinos to operate.

As the casinos thrived, attendance at the dog tracks plummeted by the late 90's, and only two remained open after 2001. The nearby Geneva Lakes track closed in 2006, leaving Dairyland as the last track in the state. In November 2009, it was announced the track would hold it's final night of racing on December 31, 2009, ending a run of over 19 years.

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After Wisconsin changed the law to allow lotteries and pari-mutuel betting in the late 1980's, five greyhound tracks opened in the state in 1990-91. Soon after the tracks opened, a federal judge ruled that the state must also allow Indian casinos to operate.

As the casinos thrived, attendance at the dog tracks plummeted by the late 90's, and only two remained open after 2001. The nearby Geneva Lakes track closed in 2006, leaving Dairyland as the last track in the state. In November 2009, it was announced the track would hold it's final night of racing on December 31, 2009, ending a run of over 19 years.]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x314-87.94045500,42.58663300bobpiggy (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Behind the 3rd building on the left north of the tennis courts. One of the most bizzare and most exciting times I ever had. So much fun, and my team came in 4th first time out with no mods!

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the City of Mission Viejo was host to the long distance bicycle competition in the 1984 Olympics and in 1992 Lake Mission Viejo was the site of the Olympic Trials for the United States Kayak Team.

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This is Trosper Park BMX Track that was started in the 70's and closed around 1987. There was Jim Daughtery and Noel Turner that opened the track and late on Noel Turner Bob Decker closed the track.

This picture is probably taken after Sooner Pearl BMX had started their reconstruction of their new track at the Trosper Park location.

Sooner Pear is the Second part of this submit as that track is and will be no longer be in its original location because of a reroute of I-40.

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This picture is probably taken after Sooner Pearl BMX had started their reconstruction of their new track at the Trosper Park location.

Sooner Pear is the Second part of this submit as that track is and will be no longer be in its original location because of a reroute of I-40.]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x314-97.46606000,35.43406000daggerwell (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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The Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris' Bois de Boulogne, now a children's amusement park, was originally a zoo (in which some episodes of Proust's "A la Recherche du Temps Perdu" are set). Among the attractions for young visitors are animal enclosures, donkey rides, a miniature railroad, a traffic training circuit, a karting track, a skateboarding rink, fair booths, a children's museum and a theater.

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The Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris' Bois de Boulogne, now a children's amusement park, was originally a zoo (in which some episodes of Proust's "A la Recherche du Temps Perdu" are set). Among the attractions for young visitors are animal enclosures, donkey rides, a miniature railroad, a traffic training circuit, a karting track, a skateboarding rink, fair booths, a children's museum and a theater.]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x3142.26130900,48.87706100boothy443 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Apparently there was a problem getting a zoning permit but someone built it. Could it have been built but never opened to the public? Google imagery looks like it's abandoned and the website is dead.

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Derby Downs, in Akron, Ohio, has been the home track of the All American Soap Box Derby since it was built as a Works Progress Administration project in the late 1930s. The three-lane asphalt track starts near the top of George Washington Boulevard and drops in a straight line down the wooded hill in the shadow of the Rubber Bowl, ending under final approach for runway 25 of Akron Fulton International Airport. Many people every year come to the "Downs". Before the All American Soap Box Derby even starts they still use the track for the local competitors. During that time they only use two lanes of the three. There are three car categories(divisions) each having a different type of car: Stock, Super Stock, and Masters. They only race their own categories (divisions). Each time a competitor has to race down the hill they race twice. Each time they go down it is called a Phase, and two Phases are called a Heat. When going down the track just nudging the steering wheel may cost you the heat. A win is determined by a fraction of a second. Rarely do they ever get a tie or a "Dead heat" especially during the All American Soap Box Derby.

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For three days in June, this small town rumbles from hundreds of trucks and tractors roaring to life.

Held since 1976, this weekend has become a premier event on the National Tractor Pullers Association's schedule. In 2006, 430 vehicles in 20 classes were on hand.

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Held since 1976, this weekend has become a premier event on the National Tractor Pullers Association's schedule. In 2006, 430 vehicles in 20 classes were on hand.]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x314-90.51774100,43.97051900adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Looks like a rallycross track in the middle of nowhere between Virrat and Alavus, Finland

Drammen Racecourse is situated about 5 km from central Drammen in the direction of Kongsberg. It is one of the ten permanent betting courses in Norway. Trotting races have a long tradition in Drammen region, and the course on Åssiden was established in 1955. Racing day in Drammen is every Tuesday. Trotting races take place on 33 Tuesdays a year, starting at 6 pm. V75 races are held on five racing days, mostly on Saturdays, and on these days races begin at 1.30 pm.

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Drammen Racecourse is situated about 5 km from central Drammen in the direction of Kongsberg. It is one of the ten permanent betting courses in Norway. Trotting races have a long tradition in Drammen region, and the course on Åssiden was established in 1955. Racing day in Drammen is every Tuesday. Trotting races take place on 33 Tuesdays a year, starting at 6 pm. V75 races are held on five racing days, mostly on Saturdays, and on these days races begin at 1.30 pm.]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x31410.11540400,59.75542800milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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An on-road and off-road radio controlled car race track site used by the Midwest Racers Organization. The ROAR 5th Scale Nationals were held here in 2008.

The '38' on the hillside is a memorial to Brett Downey, who died in 2004 at age 11 while practicing at Glen Helen Raceway.

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The '38' on the hillside is a memorial to Brett Downey, who died in 2004 at age 11 while practicing at Glen Helen Raceway.]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x314-117.25503500,33.77643400adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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The nation's largest indoor motocross facility and one of Connecticut's largest free standing buildings collapsed due to the weight of snow and ice.

No one was inside the building when it fell. The day before the collapse, 140 riders were competing there, making it very fortunate the incident happened when it did.

The 200,000 sq. ft. structure opened in 2006 at a price of $15 million. In addition to motocross racing, it had a 1/5 mile oval track for karts and various classes of cars.

In the summer of 2011, Mototown held races on an outdoor track for a short time before it was shut down due to noise complaints. It is unknown if the indoor facility will be rebuilt.

Click on the 'Imagery Archive' tab to see the building before it collapsed.

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No one was inside the building when it fell. The day before the collapse, 140 riders were competing there, making it very fortunate the incident happened when it did.

The 200,000 sq. ft. structure opened in 2006 at a price of $15 million. In addition to motocross racing, it had a 1/5 mile oval track for karts and various classes of cars.

In the summer of 2011, Mototown held races on an outdoor track for a short time before it was shut down due to noise complaints. It is unknown if the indoor facility will be rebuilt.

Click on the 'Imagery Archive' tab to see the building before it collapsed.]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x314-72.70407400,41.87598600jbottero (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Racetrack of some type? Camels?

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This 410 feet long concrete oval track is used for 1/10 scale RC racing. The facility also features a dirt off road track and an indoor foam surface oval/road course.

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Radio controlled cars race at this facility featuring a paved oval, a dirt oval, and a paved road course. In August 2008, this track is hosting the ROAR Paved Oval Nationals for the second straight year.
ROAR (Remotely Operated Auto Racers) is the North American governing body of the sport.

In other birds eye view scenes, an off road track can be seen where the dirt oval now sits.

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ROAR (Remotely Operated Auto Racers) is the North American governing body of the sport.

In other birds eye view scenes, an off road track can be seen where the dirt oval now sits.]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x314-82.51142400,34.83129600boothy443 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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This was the location of the RC Motorplex race track. By my best recollection, this 270 feet long paved oval track for radio-controlled car racing was built in the late 1980's. It is located next to Lily Lake in McHenry County. Lights were installed for night racing. A nearby building to the west of the track had a small R/C parts shop and an indoor dirt off-road track.

One of my favorite races on the outdoor track involved a 500 lap race for 1/10 scale cars. It was my only race which involved pit stops for fresh battery packs and tires. The mosquitoes were out in full force, and my racing focus was tested by the thirsty bugs.

If anyone coming across this page can provide more information (track history, etc.), please leave a comment below.

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One of my favorite races on the outdoor track involved a 500 lap race for 1/10 scale cars. It was my only race which involved pit stops for fresh battery packs and tires. The mosquitoes were out in full force, and my racing focus was tested by the thirsty bugs.

If anyone coming across this page can provide more information (track history, etc.), please leave a comment below.]]>1root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x304+hicon=0x314-88.20526025,42.32625284